Ukrainian Drone Attack Strikes St. Petersburg Oil Terminal and Data Center
A large overnight drone attack hit St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, damaging an oil terminal, a data center, warehouses, and a bridge.
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- Ukrainian drones attacked St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region overnight
- Fires broke out at an oil terminal, an oil depot, an Ozon warehouse, and a data center
- A cable-stayed bridge was struck and power outages occurred in parts of the city and region
- Russian air defenses downed 126 drones in the Leningrad Region
- No casualties were reported
Ukrainian drones struck St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region overnight, causing fires at an oil terminal and an oil depot in three districts.
A data center operated by VK was hit, and users reported widespread outages across the company's services and cloud platforms.
“The facility was hit. The strike caused a large-scale critical failure in the operation of services, cloud platforms, and infrastructure across the entire network.”
An Ozon logistics warehouse and a cable-stayed bridge were also damaged, and parts of the city and region lost electricity.
Russian air defenses shot down 126 drones over the Leningrad Region, according to local officials.
Officials reported no casualties, while the Pulkovo airport introduced operational restrictions for safety reasons.
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